Corporate/M&A
The M&A market is changing rapidly, with increasingly complex and strategic cross-border transactions. To meet these challenges, our clients need a trusted partner, capable of supporting them at every stage of their transactions.
With more than 150 experts, including 80 in Paris, we have one of the largest and most experienced teams. We cover all merger, acquisition, sale, joint venture, restructuring and spin-off transactions. We advise public entities, French and international investors in all key sectors, including industry, healthcare, chemicals, new technologies, defence and aerospace.
We offer industry-leading expertise which is tailored to our clients’ needs. We support our clients at every stage of the process, from defining a strategy to completing the transaction. This includes conducting due diligence work, drafting and negotiating contractual documentation, coordinating with local counsel and managing relations with the competent authorities.
We have an integrated and comprehensive approach. Benefitting from our international presence and a network of local partners, we have extensive knowledge of local markets. We work closely with our teams which specialise in M&A-related fields, including competition law, tax law, employment law, environmental law, intellectual property law, banking and finance law, capital markets law and litigation. This enables us to assist our clients with all the legal aspects of their cross-border transactions.
Areas of intervention
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We advise on securities law, including transactions involving the share capital of listed companies (takeover bids, minority investments, agreements between shareholders or with the issuer, spin-offs, etc.), or in relation to financial communication issues and the corporate governance of listed companies.
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We help industrial companies, investment funds, banks, service companies and more with acquisitions, sales, mergers, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, restructuring, carve-outs, etc.
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We advise on all private equity transactions, including LBOs, MBOs, growth capital, venture capital , buy-outs, co-investments, refinancing, recapitalisations, exits, etc.
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With €6.2 billion raised in the last 17 years and an average of 70 transactions per year, we have a leading Venture Capital team, which advises both investors and start-ups and provides its clients with a comprehensive range of business-focused services.
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We have a dedicated team to advise executives, managers, company founders and family shareholders. We advise them on the structuring and implementation of management packages, incentive plans, governance and executive compensation issues.
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As an industry leader, we support listed and non-listed companies and European financial institutions in the development and international implementation of their employee shareholding plans, compensation plans and related governance.